Large American NW Abstract Expressionist painting Circus "Wire Performance" by Fredrick Heidel, 1993 Drawings & Prints Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an

Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect

The casket is based on a design from Al Jazari's "Book of Knowledge"

" and housed in the original wooden gilded and gessoed frame

Frederick Heidel  was born in Corvallis

Large American NW Abstract Expressionist painting Circus "Wire Performance" by Fredrick Heidel, 1993 Drawings & Prints Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was anA large American Abstract Expressionist acyrilic on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915 2000), titled "Wire Performance", Oregon, 1993. This is a large & later work by the artist, with various hues of blue with warmer inflections of orange, green, and pink. It depicts a circus high wire act, with a tall ladder to the high wire and figures in gymnastic poses. This large painting is housed in the original simple wooden